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UPDATE: Armed Man Who Barricaded Himself Inside Hampton Bays Home Identified, Charged With Several Crimes

authorAlisha Steindecker on Feb 19, 2016
UPDATE: SATURDAY, 10:45 A.M. The Hampton Bays man who barricaded himself with a shotgun inside his home on Friday night has been identified as 49-year-old Scott E. Saunders, according to... more

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